BKPTHRED.RVW 961110 "Pthreads Programming", Bradford Nichols/Dick Buttlar/Jacqueline Proulx Farrell, 1996, 1-56592-115-1, U$32.95/C$46.95 %A Bradford Nichols %A Dick Buttlar %A Jacqueline Proulx Farrell %C 103 Morris Street, Suite A, Sebastopol, CA 95472 %D 1996 %G 1-56592-115-1 %I O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. %O U$32.95/C$46.95 800-998-9938 707-829-0515 fax: 707-829-0104 nuts@ora.com %P 400 %T "Pthreads Programming" As well as covering the POSIX threads extension API (Application Programming Interface)--Pthreads, for short--the authors have done a very good job of covering threaded and multitasking programming in general. The material looks at the advantages and benefits of threading, but also addresses the potential problems and areas where care must be taken. Explanations are readable, with a good deal of C source code to illustrate points. copyright Robert M. Slade, 1996 BKPTHRED.RVW 961110 ====================== roberts@decus.ca rslade@vcn.bc.ca rslade@vanisl.decus.ca Ceterum censeo CNA Financial Services delendam esse Please note the Peterson story - http://www.netmind.com/~padgett/trial.htm